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Leech River gold, Sooke Hills
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Vancouver Island's 1864 gold rush river, still the island's best-known panning stream
Documented in island placer histories and club panning guides.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
slippery bedrock canyons
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.